State comparison · 2025
Cooks, Restaurant salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Cooks, Restaurant in District of Columbia earn a median of $46,130. In Rhode Island, $36,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 26.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.3%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+17.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $46,130
- p25
- $39,960
- p75
- $47,890
- p10
- $36,440
- p90
- $53,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Rhode Island
Cooks, Restaurant
- Median
- $36,510
- p25
- $34,610
- p75
- $45,650
- p10
- $31,840
- p90
- $49,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.